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Coeur d’Alene Business General Ledger Defined

Coeur d’Alene Business General Ledger Defined

A book containing a page or more for every account in the Coeur d’Alene business. After a transaction is recorded in the general journal, the components are then transferred or posted to the individual accounts in the general ledger. Thus, at any time someone...
Coeur d’Alene Business Intangible Assets Defined

Coeur d’Alene Business Intangible Assets Defined

Intangible assets are assets that cannot be physically touched. They must still meet the three-part test in order to be listed on the balance sheet as an asset, however, they do not have any tangible characteristics. Do you know what intangible assets you have at your...
Coeur d’Alene Business Bad Debt Expenses Defined

Coeur d’Alene Business Bad Debt Expenses Defined

This expense appears on the income statement and is increased by the amount of the receivable that will not be collected (debt owed to your CDA business that will not be paid). When this expense is created, a contra-asset to accounts receivable is also created called...
Coeur d’Alene Business Accounting Method Guide

Coeur d’Alene Business Accounting Method Guide

Tax law allows the most common accounting methods for computing your Coeur d’Alene business’s taxable income. Scenario Let’s say you completed a job for a client in December and billed them in December. However, the client did not pay until January. Should you...
Business Audit Explained in Coeur d’Alene Idaho

Business Audit Explained in Coeur d’Alene Idaho

One of the rules that the securities exchange commission SEC has issued is that the financial statements of public companies must be examined by an independent public accountant through the process of an audit. This rule means that a Coeur d’Alene accountant,...